68:16

Surah Al-Qalam, ayah 16

Surah Al-Qalam (chapter 68) · Ayah 16 · Juz 29 · Page 565

Surah Al-Qalam, ayah 16 (68:16) means: “We will brand him upon the snout.[1726]” (Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2))

Updated: 10 Nov 2026
Text: Uthmani script (Tanzil)
Translation: Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

68:16

Al-Qalam · Ayah 16

سَنَسِمُهُۥ عَلَى ٱلْخُرْطُومِ

We will brand him upon the snout.[1726]

Translator's notes

[1726] Literally, "trunk," meaning the nose of an elephant or pig.

Quran 68:16 (Al-Qalam) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

Text sources

Arabic text · Tanzil Project (tanzil.net), Uthmani text version 1.1, CC BY 3.0, copied without changes
Translation · English Translation - Noor International Center · QuranEnc.com v1.1.2
Juz & pages · Tanzil Quran Metadata 1.0 (Madinah mushaf, 604 pages), CC BY 3.0